noparkingcomic

So my new comic Blackstun (http://www.blackstun.com) is getting some really cool reactions.  Although I'm thrilled with the response so far, I've noticed a trend in some of the e-mails I've received.  Some people think the comic is about today's conflict in Iraq and the theme is anti-war.  Other's think the way the character of the soldier is portrayed make it a pro Iraq war comic.  Some have ideas of what Blackstun and Ali represent, and want to know what is the meaning behind the last panel.  All of them write me for some sort of confirmation, so they can know what they are thinking is correct, or to answer the questions they have about the story.  There is one problem with this.

I'm not going to tell.

Growing up in the 1980's, I didn't have the internet to get instant information to spell out every little detail for me.  If I read a comic (V for Vendetta for example) and something was not spelled out for me I had to draw my own conclusions about the subject.  It made me think using my own brain, not someone else's thoughts.  The greatest asset you can have in life is to come up with your own ideas, not regurgitate another person's.  I see far too much of that today.  

I tried to make the comic vague in some respects, so people could fill in the blanks for themselves.  I think it's much more fun that way.  So if you think the comic is pro-war, you're right.  If you think it's anti-war, you're right.  If you think the last panel means 42, you're read too much Douglas Adams but thanks for playing.

J.